. >> additional support has been provided by -- rosalyn p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edward wokenheim iii. judy and josh weston. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. an estimated 7,500 migrants are heading north through mexico fleeing violence and poverty in guatemala and honduras and hoping to reach the united states where they plan to seek asylum. reporters on the ground say the migrant caravan consists of thousands of families including many mothers and children facing starvation and attacks on the long march north. reporters and aid agencies see a full-blown humanitarian crisis developing, but president dronad trump lashed out in now-familiar terms especially ahead of midterm elections. >> going to the middle of the caravan, take your cameras and search. you're going to find ms-13, you're going to find middle eastern, you're going to find everything. >> but a senior counterterrorism official contradicted trump's insinuation saying we do not see an

. >> additional support has been provided by -- rosalyn p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar walkenheim iii. the sheryl and phillip minstein family. and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. washington is awash with bitter partisanship, as we know, from the confirmation of justice brett kavanaugh to the supreme court to the combative campaigns for november's midterm elections. congress has seen scandal, diatribes, and insults replaced with the distant dignity and debate. enter into this swamp a most unusual partnership. republican governor john kasich of ohio and democratic governor john hickenlooper of colorado, an elephant and a donkey, if you like, choosing to overcome animalistic rituals of current politics. they warn that only a return to bipartisan cooperation can lead to policy breakthroughs. the two governors join me to talk about the blueprints and open lessons they've crafted on issues from health care at home to international trade policy. governors,

. >> additional support has been provided by -- rosalyn p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz.alkenheim iii. the sheryl and phillip minstein family. and contributions from viewers like you. thank you. . >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the countdown to a supreme court vote. plus federal investigators uncover widespread health and safety issues in a california immigration facility and the man behind "the onion," takes on big tech and elon musk in his new book. >>> we begin with the showdown over the supreme court. theed the senate moved to clear the last proceedural hurdle before a final vote on kavanaugh to the supreme court. that vote will

. >> additional support has been provided by -- rosalyn p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz.alkenheim iii. the sheryl and phillip minstein family. and contributions from viewers like you. thank you. . >>> this is "nightly business report" with bill griffeth and sue herera. >> stocks seesaw. the market saw sharp losses and gains as investors navigate a world with higher interest rates and rework their portfolios. >>> labor shortage. delivery company dhl is looking for workers as it enters the busy time of year. >>> hot holiday toys. get your gift list ready. the retailers are stocking up in the hopes of getting a bigger slice of the toy market now that toys "r" us are gone. "nightly business report" for monday, october 8th. >>> and we do bid you good evening, everybody. welcome. it was one of those days when the stock market just couldn't